SPOKEN WORDS
LINGO Festival 2015
Until Sunday, Various venues and times, lingofestival.com
The spoken-word festival is back for it’s second outing, and this year features an impressive line-up that includes Saul Williams, Tongue Fu and much, much more.
LEGEND
Derrick May
District 8, Dublin 11pm €20/€18/€15 facebook.com/derrickmayday
May was one of that first generation of DJs and producers to put his stamp on techno’s sound and shape. Support from Niall Cleary, Oli Drakeford and Luka Kolona
HOUSE
MK
Savoy Cork 11pm €22.50 savoycork.com
Marc Kinchen (below), the Detroit native who has become the go-to guy if you’re looking for a house-friendly remix. Kinchen has worked of late on reworkings for Lana Del Rey, Haim, Storm Queen, Duke Dumont and dozens of others. Support from Nicky Night Time and Steve Healy.
POST-PUNK
Johnny Marr
The Limelight, Belfast 9pm £21 limelightbelfast.com Also Sun, Dublin
With erstwhile Smiths colleague Morrissey, on the receiving end of brickbats for his fiction, it seems Marr is once again the go-to good guy for a blast of Smiths' classics. Marr's work deserves mention too, so let's hear tunes from his solo albums, The Messenger (2013) and Playland (2014).
CLUB
Dusky
The Academy Dublin 11pm €19.90 duskymusic.com
Londoners Nick Harriman and Alfie Granger-Howell have had a very good innings as Dusky. The duo’s distinctive, classy grooves and sound have seen them gigging at Berlin’s Panorama and Ibiza’s Space clubs and recording for labels like Dogmatik and Aus. JC
TRAD
John Dwyer Traditional Music Weekend
Various venues imagineartsfestival.com
Honouring Cork-born fiddle player John Dwyer, this festival has workshops, session trails and concerts, but it’s the rich mix of musicians that’s a real treat. From John Dwyer to Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh and her band Danú, the focus is firmly on the music. SL
TRAD
International Uilleann Piping Day
Ilac Shopping Centre 1pm Adm free (booking essential) 01-8734333
Na Píobairí Uilleann spearhead educational sessions aimed at encouraging the public to get up close and personal with an instrument that’s full of mystery and yes, oddness.
WORKSHOPS
Dublin Animation Film Festival
IADT and Pavilion Theatre, Dún Laoghaire, dublinanimationfilm festival.com Also Sat
The annual animation festival takes place this weekend with workshops, screenings and awards. On Friday, those on the podium include Michele Chiappa from Karrot Animation, Damien O’Connor from Brown Bag Films, Ian Mackinnon from Mackinnon and Saunders and Nelson Lowry from Laika Studios. On Saturday, Tomm Moore from Cartoon Saloon kicks things off followed by a screening of shortlisted films.
